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alkermes

  • /alˈkəːmɪz/ UK

Where it comes from

From Middle French alkermès, probably from Spanish alquermes, from Arabic الْقِرْمِز (al-qirmiz), from Classical Persian کرمست (kirmist), from Middle Persian, from Sanskrit [Term?].

noun

  1. uncountable The desiccated bodies of certain insects (female Kermes ilicis and Kermes vermilio), which live on the kermes oak, formerly much used as a material for dye and a medicinal ingredient; also a given mixture, preparation etc. containing such insects. But alkermes many except against: in some cases it may help, if it be good […]
  2. uncountable A red Italian alcoholic liqueur.

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noun desiccated bodies of female Kermes ilicis and Kermes vermilio insects

Portuguêsalquermes, quermes

noun red Italian liqueur

Portuguêsalquermes

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"alkermes." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alkermes. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"alkermes." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alkermes.

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@misc{alkermes_2026,
  title = {alkermes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alkermes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}